birdlike

Example Sentences

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An abbreviation of Archaeopteryx, a birdlike dinosaur, it started out making climbing harnesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

The researchers identified them as the birdlike raptor Citipes elegans; both lacked growth marks on the bones and so were probably less than 1 year old, weighing as much as a modern-day turkey.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 7, 2023

The name stems from their majestic size, angular wings and birdlike flight.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2023

It pounds along with the beat of drums and shakers, chords splashing on acoustic and electric guitars, accented with banjo twangs and the birdlike cries of various flutes.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2023

When she saw them coming she made her birdlike noise, then ran to them and just stood, staring.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot